Different - ShmooCon is an annual east coast hacker convention hell-bent on offering three days of an interesting atmosphere for demonstrating technology exploitation, inventive software and hardware solutions, and open discussions of critical infosec issues. The first day is a single track of speed talks called One Track Mind. The next two days bring three tracks: Build It, Break It and Bring It On.

Affordable - ShmooCon is about high quality without the high price. Keep in mind that space is limited and we've sold out quickly every year.

Accessible - ShmooCon is held in Washington, DC at the Washington Hilton Hotel, just a few short blocks from the DC metro. Fly into DCA, IAD or BWI or take a train to Union Station and you're just a short cab ride away from the con.

Entertaining - Brain melting from all the cool tech you're learning? Be sure to check out the other events running during ShmooCon, including the Hacker Arcade, ShmooCon Labs, Hack-or-Halo and more. Saturday night is party night, where typically we throw an off site bash just to shake things up a bit.

This one looks a bit dead. I have made it the last 4 years. It is so much better than that Vegas crawl. Went to that years ago and now it is just way to many people. These guys limit the number that can attend. It get a bit interesting at ticket time. However the information and the party are always worth the effort. I was there last year and it was over 30 inches of snow. Barely got out of DC. Although that is in the past now and this year is about here. A friend who was at Shmoo last year in the snow, went to Toor this year. I am guess the snow is San diego will not be too bad for him.